Joye's Update 4/18/08

Well today is our 2-year wedding anniversary. We never thought we'd be spending it here, but I think we both agree that as long as we're together, it's a good one. For the most part, the day was uneventful. Andrew spiked a fever again, but it is down for now. He had an x-ray on his chest early-early this morning and it was decided that there was too much fluid in the right side, so they scheduled for him to have it drained. He would have to go to have it scanned and then drained and then scanned again to make sure it was all gone. I prayed all morning that it was not pneumonia and that it would be okay. Pneumonia is a huge fear for vented patients. They worked all morning getting him ready to be transported for the procedure and he finally went down there at about 1:30pm. I was told that he'd be back in about 2 hours. I returned to the CCU to get something out of his room about an hour later and to my surprise he was already back. The nurse said the scan showed no build up of fluid (it was completely clear), so they didn't have to do anything at all, and he's been breathing pretty good ever since. Prayer works! He has been feeling some different feelings today too. He feels a very slight feeling of tingling sensation in his hands and feet. Tonight he is breathing on C-Pap, very comfortably with his new trach. His throat is still pretty raw from the tube, which it will probably be that way for a day or two more. Other than that, a pretty quiet day. He's still keeping the faith and praying a lot. He knows who his healer is. I was able to catch him up on the posts you've sent, and he really enjoys that. He rolls his eyes with every "Ugs" joke he hears. He knows he'll never live that one down. Thank you all for your words of encouragement, and most of all your prayers. Good Night and God Bless you all. Joye